Popular Airport | Dalaman Airport |
|---|---|
Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 285 Miles |
Transportation to Airport from Nicosia City Center
Ercan Intl. Airport
You can get to the airport from the surrounding cities by KIBHAS airport shuttle services because public transportation in Cyprus is not very developed.
The buses, which depart from Nicosia (Lefkoşa) Bus Terminal to Ercan Airport, run between 05.15 and 20.30 for 11 times during the day. The service intervals are variable; for example, the first service is at 05:15 am, the second service is at 08:00 am and the third service is at 09:30 am. You can find out the right time for you on internet or you can ask for the current service hours by telephone. The airport shuttle services which depart near the Girne Colony Hotel run between 04:50 and 20:00. The airport shuttle services departing from Magosa Bus Station run between 05.00 and 22.30; those shuttle services departing from Güzelyurt Bus Station run between 04.20 and 19.20; and those departing from Lefke Bus Station provide service between 03.50 and 18.50.
In order to reach the bus stations, you can get on the minibuses that run in the city. If you want to return to the airport by the car you have rented, you can leave the car at the rental car park and deliver it to the authorized person of the car rental company. Do not forget to bargain if you want to take a taxi or benefit from the airport transfer services with a driver.
Airport Information
Ercan Airport is the only active airport in Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The airport usually hosts the flights from Turkey and the UK. The airport also has a modern look because the airport building, which consists of incoming and departing passenger terminals, has been renewed. As a typical island airport, it is not such a big airport. In both terminals, you can find restaurants, the cafés including Gloria Jean’s Café and the stores selling souvenirs. There are also duty-free shopping stores in the departing passenger terminal. Unifree Lacomel Duty Free, Merit Elite Duty Free, Net Voyager Duty Free, Kaner Duty Free and Cipro Duty Free are all among these stores. You can access these stores once you go through passport and police control. The airport offers the ATM machines of many banks as well as airline ticket sales offices and the offices of car rental companies.
There are two car parks as the paid car park and rental car park at Ercan Airport. There are no special service areas like “Lounges” apart from the waiting rooms at the airport. There is one lounge reserved for government officials or their official guests only. Internet access at the airport is free of charge, but it might be relatively slow. Gloria Jean’s Café also offers internet access.
Transportation to Dalaman City Center from Airport
Dalaman Airport
Dalaman is a small district of Muğla with a population of 35 thousand people. The airport was built here in 1976 because Dalaman is on the crossroads and has flat terrains. The airport was opened to international transportation in 1981.
Transportation to the major tourist spots in Turkey such as Fethiye, Marmaris, Göcek and Akyakaya is carried out through Dalaman Airport. The airport can also be preferred for transportation to Muğla city center and even Kaş and Kalkan, the touristic districts of Antalya. In addition to tourism, greenhouse farming is also an important income channel in the district. Dalaman is a delta rich in bird diversity. The bays here are very convenient for yacht tourism. Dalaman has a temperate climate and the average annual temperature is 20 degrees. It rains heavily in winter.
Taxi
At Dalaman Airport, there is a taxi rank that provides taxi service 7 days 24 hours. Transportation by taxi is very easy; however, if you are planning to go to the places like Marmaris and Fethiye, it may cost a little higher.
HAVAŞ
There are HAVAŞ shuttle services to reach a lot of major points from Dalaman Airport. The hours of HAVAŞ shuttle buses vary by plane landings and HAVAŞ shuttle services nearly depart every hour between 1 am in the midnight and 9 pm. After landing to the airport, you can get information from the authorized personnel about shuttle hours and place of departure.
Marmaris-Fethiye Shuttle Service
Marmaris shuttle services pass through Gökova, Köyceğiz and Ortaca. Journey by shuttle takes about one hour. HAVAŞ also provides shuttle service to Fethiye Bus Terminal, which is also the city center. The buses passing through Göcek reach Fethiye in about one hour. The shuttle services depart every hour or every 2 hours at certain periods of time.
Rent a car
There are the offices car rental companies at Dalaman Airport. The companies like Avis, Budget, Almira and Europcar provide this service at the airport for your convenience.
